“Tamil: ஓடி ஓடி உள்ளங்காலும் வெளுத்தது.” English Translation: The sole of the foot has become white by constant running., — Tamil Related Mantras “Tamil: இலவு காத்த கிளி ஆனேன்.” “English Translation: I am like the parrot that waited for the silk-cotton pod.Spoken of one who has been sadly disappointed in his expectations. The proverb is said to refer to a parrot that on seeing a green pod on a silk-cotton tree believed it would ripen into fruit, wheres it eventually burst and the cotton was scattered to the winds.”, “Tamil: கேட்பார் சொல்லைக் கேட்டுக் கெடாதே.” English Translation: Be not deceived by hearsay reports., “Tamil: “எள்ளுக்குத் தக்க எண்ணெய், எள்ளுக்குத் தக்க பிண்ணாக்கு.”“,”English Translation: Oil is proportioned to the sessamum, refuse proportioned to the pressed seed.”,